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    Understand information theory for data communication and processing. Learn about entropy, coding, and data compression.

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Compensation Analysis in Law Firms

      Skills you'll gain: Compensation Management, Compensation Analysis, Compensation Strategy, Compensation and Benefits, People Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Benchmarking, Labor Compliance, Payroll, Generative AI, Employee Retention, Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Advanced Full Stack Development and SwiftUI Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Back-End Web Development, User Accounts, Server Side, Swift Programming, Full-Stack Web Development, API Gateway, Programming Principles, Real Time Data, Apple iOS, Web Applications, Restful API, Authentications, Image Analysis, JSON, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Data Security

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

      Wrangling Computing Environments: Using Docker for Research

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Containerization, Docker (Software), Development Environment, Application Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Devops Tools, Software Development, Debugging, GitHub, Software Versioning, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Preparing for Your Professional Cloud Security Engineer Journey - 日本語版

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Data Security, Security Controls, Firewall, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Encryption, CI/CD, Incident Response

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Architecting Google Kubernetes Engine Production in italiano

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Continuous Deployment, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Continuous Integration, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Storage, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, System Monitoring, Security Controls, Application Performance Management, Authentications, Database Management Systems

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Advanced Applications of CDO in Enterprise Security Admin

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Integration, Enterprise Application Management, Data Governance, Security Strategy, Cloud Management, Network Troubleshooting, Enterprise Security, Security Management, Security Controls, Threat Modeling, Continuous Monitoring, Cyber Security Strategy

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      The Cost of Care: Why is U.S. Healthcare so Expensive?

      Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Health Systems, Medicare, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Administration, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Care, Systems Thinking, Long Term Care, Governance

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      توقع حضور المواعيد الطبية باستخدام Python

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Modeling, Data Science, Data Manipulation, Jupyter, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Python Programming

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Capitals Coalition

      Valorizar a natureza e pessoas para melhor tomada de decisão

      Skills you'll gain: Business Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Sustainability, Natural Resource Management, Project Scoping, Business Valuation, Sustainability Reporting, Human Capital, Performance Reporting, Decision Making, Environmental Monitoring, Strategic Communication, Data Collection

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Registro civil y estadísticas para la salud de la población

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Public Health, Health Equity, Health Policy, Medical Records, Demography, Vital Signs, Maternal Health, Data Collection, Record Keeping, Health Information Management, Chronic Diseases, Disabilities, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Data Quality, Civil Law

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Data and Machine Learning for Technical Product Managers

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, Technical Product Management, Workflow Management, Performance Metric, Data Analysis, Agile Methodology, Project Management, Stakeholder Communications, Communication, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Large Language Modeling, R Programming, Data Visualization

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      H2O.ai

      DataPrep for H2O Driverless AI

      Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Quality, Unsupervised Learning, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Pandas (Python Package), Data Transformation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Regression Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular information theory courses

    • GenAI for Compensation Analysis in Law Firms: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Advanced Full Stack Development and SwiftUI Basics: Packt
    • Wrangling Computing Environments: Using Docker for Research: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Preparing for Your Professional Cloud Security Engineer Journey - 日本語版: Google Cloud
    • Architecting Google Kubernetes Engine Production in italiano: Google Cloud
    • Advanced Applications of CDO in Enterprise Security Admin: LearnQuest
    • The Cost of Care: Why is U.S. Healthcare so Expensive?: University of Pennsylvania
    • توقع حضور المواعيد الطبية باستخدام Python: Coursera Project Network
    • Valorizar a natureza e pessoas para melhor tomada de decisão: Capitals Coalition
    • Registro civil y estadísticas para la salud de la población: Johns Hopkins University

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